How to Have Fun in EDH - Phelddagrif Surprise

Commander / EDH Budget Group Hug GWU (Bant) Mill Multiplayer Pillow Fort

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Creature (19)

• 1x Akroan Horse
• 1x Braids, Conjurer Adept
• 1x Brooding Saurian
• 1x Dakra Mystic
• 1x Dawnstrider
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Heartwood Storyteller
• 1x Hunted Wumpus
• 1x Indentured Djinn
• 1x Kiora's Follower
• 1x Magus of the Vineyard
• 1x Questing Phelddagrif
• 1x Selvala, Explorer Returned
• 1x Shizuko, Caller of Autumn
• 1x Swans of Bryn Argoll
• 1x Tempting Wurm
• 1x Veteran Explorer
• 1x Walking Archive
• 1x Wall of Shards

Land (34)

• 1x Arcane Lighthouse
• 1x Bant Panorama
• 1x Blossoming Sands
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 10x Forest
• 8x Island
• 4x Plains
• 1x Rainbow Vale
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Seaside Citadel
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Thornwood Falls
• 1x Tranquil Cove
• 1x Treva's Ruins

Enchantment (12)

• 1x Dictate of Karametra
• 1x Dictate of Kruphix
• 1x Eladamri's Vineyard
• 1x Fecundity
• 1x Leyline of Anticipation
• 1x Leyline of Lifeforce
• 1x Quest for Ancient Secrets
• 1x Rites of Flourishing
• 1x Solitary Confinement
• 1x Standstill
• 1x Vow of Flight
• 1x Vow of Wildness

Artifact (6)

• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Helm of Awakening
• 1x Howling Mine
• 1x Orbs of Warding
• 1x Otherworld Atlas
• 1x Temple Bell

Instant (15)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Aetherspouts
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Bant Charm
• 1x Beast Within
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Condemn
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Dream Fracture
• 1x Oblation
• 1x Second Sunrise
• 1x Strength of Cedars
• 1x Time Stop
• 1x Truce
• 1x Vision Skeins

Sorcery (13)

• 1x Collective Voyage
• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Minds Aglow
• 1x New Frontiers
• 1x Prosperity
• 1x Skyscribing
• 1x Supreme Verdict
• 1x Sylvan Offering
• 1x Tempt with Discovery
• 1x Tempt with Reflections
• 1x Weird Harvest
• 1x Windfall
• 1x Worldpurge

Commander (1)

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Creature (6)

• 1x Gaea's Herald
• 1x Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
• 1x Jushi Apprentice  ^Flip
• 1x Kruphix, God of Horizons
• 1x Noble Benefactor
• 1x Peacekeeper

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Jace Beleren

Land (5)

• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Kor Haven
• 1x Maze of Ith
• 1x Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
• 1x Mystifying Maze

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Awakening
• 1x Divine Presence
• 1x Oath of Scholars
• 1x Propaganda
• 1x Saproling Cluster
• 1x Seed the Land
• 1x Wheel of Sun and Moon

Artifact (4)

• 1x Anvil of Bogardan
• 1x Font of Mythos
• 1x Portcullis
• 1x Teferi's Puzzle Box

Instant (1)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift

Sorcery (4)

• 1x Council's Judgment
• 1x Cultural Exchange
• 1x Dimensional Breach
• 1x Seasons Past

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"Phelddagrif is that friend who always wants a hug... and doesn't know when to let go." - MirranTitan

Give everyone cards/mana to make the game more interesting, then finish them off with card draw. This deck is meant to be played in multiplayer Free-For-All battles, so 4-player+ is usually optimal

How to Play:

This deck is Group Hug, so you do not want to make anyone angry. Using Prosperity to deck out everyone else is unacceptable! Since EDH is a fairly diplomacy-heavy format, you have to think about your decisions much more carefully than most other players. The idea of the deck is to be a bro for the whole game and earn the win rather than taking advantage of people's trust, which means that you can't resort to cheap shots.

The reason why I am stressing this so much is because I've seen many people with Phelddagrif decks that just get killed off in the first few turns. The reason why? Because PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER PREVIOUS GAMES. For this deck to work for more than just one game (and you will want that to happen because otherwise it is just a waste of money) you need people to trust you from past games. This means that you can go ahead and mill the enemy Zur the Enchanter because everyone hates him anyways, but if you have the ability to Windfall and deck out 3 people you will have to save that card for later! The point of the deck really is to have fun, but in that sense it does give you a good chance of winning in interesting ways, and when that happens people are happy with losing.

Win Condition Cards/Combos:

• Windfall/ Skyscribing /Prosperity/Minds Aglow/Blue Sun's Zenith/ Walking Archive : Combined with the high mana ramp it's easy to deck out opponents with card draw

• Might of Oaks / Strength of Cedars : If you swing once a each player and heal them they won't think much of it until you give your purple hippo +14+14 and swing for lethal commander damage

"Not Decking Yourself" cards:

• Elixir of Immortality: Pretty easy to conceal as just a way to gain life

• Quest for Ancient Secrets: Alright, this is a bit more obvious, but you can cast it the same turn you would cast a Windfall and use its ability to win and not kill yourself

Thanks for looking at my deck! Please comment and give a +1 if you liked it, and thanks to Sebastimus, Prima, buildingadeck and soggyfatman for the awesome suggestions! I've seen a lot of Phelddagrif decks out there but most of them are doing it wrong as they are either too obvious with their win conditions or they have no win condition (and to be honest there's really nothing wrong with that), so anything you have to offer is appreciated!

Top Ranked	Achieved #12 position overall 9 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Budget 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Group Hug 5 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH GWU (Bant) 5 years ago
Date added	10 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	41 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 11 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.94
Tokens	1/1 G Creature Hippo, Beast 3/3 G, Copy Clone, Elf Warrior 1/1 G, Soldier 1/1 W, Treefolk X/X G
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